Bosch Appliances 500 Plus Series manual Water Connection

Supply

Line

Connection

home plumbing problems, or damage

Water

connection

H Hot

water connection

caused to the machine's hose (such as

level and turned •on" for proper

C Cold

water

connection and

installation damage).

Machine

must be

Water

supply

(max.

140°F

/

60°C)

functionality.

q Plastic threads

must only be

q

The AQUASTOP

feature is

not

NOTICE

tightened by

hand when

active and will not operate if the

connecting

the

water supply hoses

program selector is in the •Off"

The washing machine must only

be

to the back of the unit. Do not

position.

operated with

hot (max. 140 °F

/

60

remove the strainers from the

°C) and cold tap water. Do not

water

supply hoses.

q

The washer must

be level

for

connect

the

appliance to the mixer

correct AQUASTOP

operation.

tap of an unpressurized hotqwater

boiler.

If in doubt, have the water connection

installed by an authorized technician.

The water supply hoses must not

be:

-Bent or flattened.

-Modified or cut (integrity can no longer be guaranteed).

NOTICE

min.0,4''

(10 mm)

Properly secured EXTERNAL hose

connections

are

the

sole

AQUASTOP

responsibility

of

the

customer.

The

Hose

manufacturer

assumes

no



responsibility

or

liability

for

q

After

connecting,

turn

on

the waterThe AQUASTOP

hose

is

an

external

improperly

installed EXTERNAL

hose

or

other

connections.

completely, and

check

that

containment technology

that prevents

potential

flooding

if

the

hose

leaks.

connection

points are

watertight.

Observe

the

water pressure

in

the

If

the

hose leaks,

a

red

mark is

Hose

Extension

displayed and the water inlet is

supply

network:

-

The

water

pressure

should

be

The AQUASTOP

hose

may not

fit in

blocked.

between

20

and 120

p.s.i.

the

space available

at

the

wall

faucet. q

An AQUASTOP

hose

that

has

(1.37 and 8.3

bars)

when

the

tap

A short extension hose (part no.

activated

cannot

be

reset.

Contact

645787 )

is

available through

customer

is turned

on

and

at

least 2.2

U.

S.

Customer

Service

for

a

gallons (8 liters) of water should

service (see page 24).

be

replacement

hose

(see

page 24).

discharged

per minute.

Other

hoses

Water

drainage

-

A

pressure

regulator

valve

must

be

installed if the maximum water

Available

from

appliance

dealers:

NOTICE

pressure

is

exceeded.

-

Extended

supply

hose

(approx. 96.1

in.

/2.44

m).

Do not bend or pull the water

NOTICE

d

CAUTION

drainage

hose.

To prevent water damage, the hot

Height

difference

between

the

and

cold

water

valves

should

be

The connection points are under

full

installation location of the washing

accessible

when

the

washing

water

pressure.

Check

seal

with

tap

machine and the drainage point:

2

machine is

in

place

and

should

fully

open.

Maximum

8 feet / 244

cm, minimum

always be turned off when the

feet /

60

cm

(plus the

height of

the

washing machine is

not

in

use.

pedestal, if the washer is installed on a

AQUASTOP

pedestal).

NOTICE

Upon

leak or

flood

detection,

a

Connecting

the

water

drainage

hose

If

installing

the

washing

machine

in

astop-valve system in the hose, and/or

new

building or

a building

in

which a floating

switch

in

the

base,

trigger

q

Do

not

remove

the

screw

from

the

plumbing

system

was

recently

machine

cessation for virtual

the

clamp

assembly. Loosen

the

installed or upgraded, flush the lines containment (worst case

scenario

with

screw only enough so that the

before

installing

the

washing

normal

machine operation, 4 liters of

machine to remove any sand, dirt

orwater

may

escape).

clamp will slide freely onto the

residue.

AQUASTOP

is

an

internal

water

drain

hose.

1. Place

the

hose

clamp

over the

end

containment

technology,

and does not

of

the

drain

hose

before

attaching

protect

against outside

forces,

such as

the

drain

hose

to

the appliance.

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